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Showerthought: I thought those cheap 'universal' power adapters were junk until one saved my old Game Boy Advance SP.
After my original charger broke, I bought a $7 adapter from a local flea market and it's been working perfectly for over 4 months now, so what's the most surprisingly reliable fix you've found for a console?
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ruby_lane9d ago
That universal adapter is the flea market equivalent of a superhero in disguise. It looks sketchy but somehow outlasts the fancy branded stuff. My old DS charger is basically held together with hope and electrical tape at this point.
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shah.olivia8d ago
Hold up, you got lucky but that's a serious fire hazard waiting to happen. Those cheap adapters often have terrible wiring and no real safety checks, so they can fry your console or worse. I've seen a friend's outlet get scorched from a knockoff charger that looked fine. Spending a bit more on a proper replacement is way cheaper than dealing with a house fire or a dead system.
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